The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Federal Operations Unit (FOU), Zone ‘A’ Ikeja, has intensified its anti-smuggling campaign, seizing goods valued at over ₦1.2 billion and arresting seven suspects linked to 46 seizures within the past two weeks.
Addressing journalists in Lagos on Tuesday, the Controller of the Unit, Mohammed Shiaibu, said the operation was driven by renewed intelligence-led strategies aimed at combating smuggling and economic sabotage.
“These seizures are the result of our renewed vigour to fight smuggling and criminality. Our operatives have inflicted substantial losses on economic saboteurs who are bent on undermining our economy,” Shiaibu said.
On May 23 and 24, 2025, around 3:00 am and 2:30 am respectively, Customs patrol teams intercepted two 40-foot containers—MSCU 5295718 and MRSU 5856090—along the Ijora-Olopa and Mile 2 axis in Lagos. Upon inspection, the containers were found to contain seven Mitsubishi Canters, five Toyota Hiace buses, and three mini shuttle buses—all dismantled to evade customs duties. (TheNation)